CMSC 341
Project 0

Description

If any part of the process described below fails, think about the error message for a while and see if you can figure out what went wrong. If you can't, email Prof. Peng from your GL account. Cut and paste the command you entered and the response you received into the body of the email.

Here are your tasks:

• Follow the directions in using CVS to check out the project 0 repository. The following commands should work when run from any gl machine (be sure to use your gl username in the second command):

   
         cd
         cvs -d /afs/umbc.edu/users/y/p/ypeng/pub/cs341s11/Proj0 checkout -d MyProj0 your_username
  

• Clean out any unnecessary garbage from your checked out folder using:

         cd MyProj0
         ls - listing your contents
         cvs remove junk_file1.txt -- removes the file from your repository
  

• Write a small program, such as the "Hello World" program, in a file named Proj0.java in your local copy of the project 0 repository. This project must be in a package other than the default package. For example:

   
         cd MyProj0
         emacs Proj0.java
  

  After invoking emacs, or your favorite text editor, write whatever code you want in Proj0.java, save it, and exit the editor. Download the template build.xml file and edit so that your can execute:

         ant run
  

  This should cause some ant errors that you will need to fix as we discuss in class.

• Follow the directions on using CVS to add your Java and XML files to the repository and check it in. Remember, Ant requires a very specific heirarchy in order to execute compile, run, doc commands. You will need to do a number of different cvs commands such as:

   
         cvs add folders
         cvs add Proj0.java
         cvs add build.xml
         cvs commit
  

  Note that when you commit changes, CVS will open an editor in which you are supposed to type a log entry that describes what you've done to the code. When you exit the editor your commit will be finalized.

• After checking in Proj0.java, remove that file from your working directory and then run cvs update. If your Proj0.java reappears, then everything is working correctly. For example:

   
         rm Proj0.java
         ls
         cvs update
         ls